THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 50 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

àhStàî>   -   QUESTIONING   BY   PRAHASTA
An&t<   vdtíaip   ÊlR-<   tv   jIivtm!   ,
Awva   yiÚmÄSte   àvezae   rav[alye   .11.

An¦t|

a lie

vdt:

tell

also

A¢p

in case

Ñ¤lIB|

is rare

your

j£¢vtm¯

being alive

ATva

in that case

y¢°mäO:

for what purpose

your

p#vES:

entry

ravNalyE

in Ravana's place

11.Prahasta   further   says   that   in   case   he   speaks   a   lie,   Hanuman   will   lose   his   life   and   also explain   the   purpose   of   his   visit.

@vmuae   hirïeóStda   r]aeg[eñrm!   ,
AävIÚaiSm   z³Sy   ymSy   vé[Sy   va   .12.

ev|

like this

u³:

being told

h¢r½E¿:

noble monkey

tda

then

rXaEgNEárm¯

to rakshasa king

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

n A¢Þm

I am not

S@Þy

Indra's

ymÞy

Yama's

vâNÞy va

nor Varuna's

12.Hanuman   in   reply   addressed   Ravana   sating   that   he   is   not   Indra's   or   Yama's   or   Vayu's   man.

xndne   n   me   sOy<   iv:[una   naiSm   caeidt>   ,
jaitrev   mm   Tve;a   vanrae=himhagt>   .13.

DndnE

with Kubera

not

for me

sÁy|

intimacy

¢vÝN¤na

by Vishnu

n A¢Þm

am not

caE¢dt:

sent

ja¢t:

by birth

only

t¤

in this

exa

this

vanr:

monkey

Ah|

here

Aagt:

having come

13.Hanuman   says   he   does   not   know   Kubera   nor   was   he   seny   by   Vishnu.   He   is   a   monkey by   birth.

dzRne   ra]seNÔSy   ÊlR-e   tidd<   mya   ,
vn<   ra]srajSy   dzRnawˆR   ivnaiztm!   .14.

dSInE

seeing

raXsEÓd#Þy

rakshasa king's

Ñ¤lIBE

being difficult

tt¯ id|

that this

mya

by me

vn|

forest

raXsrajÞy

rakshasa king's

dSInaT©I

for meting only

¢vna¢Stm¯

was destroyed

14.Hanuman   says   that   meeting   Ravana   is   difficult   and   only   for   that   the   forest   was   destroyed.

ttSte   ra]sa>   àaÝa   bilnae   yuÏka'œi][>   ,
r][awRNtu   dehSy   àityuÏa   mya   r[e   .15.

tt:

then

those

raXsa:

rakshasas

p#açOa:

came

b¢ln:

braves

y¤ÑGkaHq¢XN:

eager for a fight

rXNaTI| t¤

for protection only

dEhÞy

my body's

p#¢ty¤ÑGa

was retaliated

mya

by me

rNE

in the war

15.Hanuman   says   that   he   fought   with   the   rakshasas   to   protect   hiself   from   their   attack.

AôpazEnR   zKyae=h<   bÏ‚<   devasurErip   ,
iptamhadev   vrae   mmaPye;ae=_yupagt>   .16.

AÞæOpaSW:

by use of arrows which bind

n SÀy:

not possible

Ah|

bÑG[|

to be bound

dEvas¤rW: A¢p

by devas and asuras

¢ptamhat¯ ev

from Brahma himself

vr:

boon

to me

A¢p

also

ex:

this

A×y¤pagt:

was obtained

16.Hanumansays   that   he   cannot   be   bound   by   any   arrows   as   per   the   boon   given   by   Brahma.

rajan<   Ôòukamen   mya=ômnuvitRtm!     ,
ivmuae=Pyhmôe[   ra]sESTvi-pIift>   .17.

rajan|

the king

d#¾¤kamEn

wishing to see

mya

by me

AÞæO|

Brahmastra

An¤v¢tItm¯

was accepted

¢vm¤³:

was released

A¢p

even then

Ahm¯

AÞæOEN

from the astra

raXsW:

by rakshasas

t¤ A¢Bp£¢ft:

immeditely on being bound by ropes

17.Hanuman said that with the boon in mind he let himself bound by Brahmastra, but was released from that bond by the rakshasas when they tied him with ropes.

kenicÔajkayˆR[ s<àaÝae=iSm tvaiNtkm! .18.

kEn¢ct¯

for one

rajkay©IN

king's mission

s|p#açO: A¢Þm

I have arrived

to your

A¢Ótkm¯

presence

18.Hanuman said that to accomplish his king's mision, he has come in presence of Ravana.

Ëtae=himit iv}eyae ra"vSyaimtaEjs> .19.

Ñ¥t:

a messenger

Ah|

I am

i¢t

thus

¢våOEy:

understand clearly

raGvÞy

Raghava's

A¢mtaWjs:

with unequalled might

19.Hanuman reveals that he is a messenger sent by Rama.

ïUyta< caip vcn< mm pWyimd< à-ae .20.

½¥yta|

please be heard

A¢p vcn|

advice also

pÐy|

which will bring benefit

id|

this

p#BaE

O! king

20.Hanuman said that the message he will convey will be for their good. #Tya;ˆR ïImÔamay[e vaLmIkIye AaidkaVye suNdrka{fe pÂaz> sgR> .50.
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